Others say...

"Not For Text Books"
This stand may be good for pamphlets, ring-bound manuals, magazines and typing sheets but definitely not for text books. It is unstable and the page holders can't hold any page open for even a nano second. Try the The Easi-Reader Bookstand or Mighty Bright Folding/Adjustable Book Holder instead.

"Great book stand"
This is a great book stand for placing on a table. We needed one to be used as a music stand and we love it.

"no major problems"
i have had this book holder for about a month and find it very useful - i use it for large and small books (largest book being a pathology textbook ~650 pagesRapid Review Pathology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access). the only drawback that i can think of is that if you try to write in the book while its in the stand, the stand will move, so it's not good if you want to take extensive notes in the book. for the price, (i got it for less than $7) it's a great deal.

"Solid bookstand"
This bookstand is nice. It's not complicated and does a fine job of keeping books open. Handles "light" textbooks well and I have it holding my study bible open most of the time which is really big compared to the "light" textbooks that I also use it for.

I have only one concern with this. The page holder clips are rather sharp and if you press them in all the way, sometimes it marks and scratches the pages, leaving the paper a little shorn. But if the book doesn't have a propensity to close itself, you can clip it just enough to keep it open and everything is fine. I did mark up a few pages of my bible though.

I would definitely purchase this bookstand again for it's price ($11.95).

"Holds a text book, a magazine, or a wireless keyboard"
I chose this one because I needed one that would be big enough to hold a text book or a wireless keyboard. I also wanted to be able to use it with magazines without them falling out. This one does the job. (I actually have this on top of the existing magazine spot on my exercise bike since the one provided is too small.) I don't think it would be that great for single documents though - if you plan to use it next to your monitor to hold up documents you would probably need a clip to hold sheets of paper in place. When combined with a light like this one: Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Light (Silver) it's great for books, etc.